Pioneer just launched not one but four new in-car navigation gadgets this week. Known as the AVIC-VH9900, AVIC-ZH9900, AVIC-H9900 and the AVIC-T20, these in-car GPS gadgets will be available in Japan early next month. The first three models are in-dash style GPS with the 7-inch WVGA touchscreen display, digital TV tuner, and 1Seg TV tuner. Meanwhile, the Pioneer AVIC-T20 is a Portable Navigation System (PNS) that has a 5.8-inch touchscreen display (800 x 480 pixels) and supports 3G/HSDPA connectivity. Pricing info is still unavailable so far. [Akihabara]
The Pioneer AVIC-F310BT in-car entertainment system also features GPS capability. Priced at only $1,060(€799), this gadget has a removable touchscreen display, an FM radio, a CD player, USB connectivity, and Bluetooth support. Using the Pioneer AVIC-F310BT, you will be able to travel through at least 44 European countries without any worries of getting lost thanks to its GPS capability. The gadget also provides free TMC traffic updates for stress-free travel. Its SD memory card slot allows you to update the POIs in the system whenever there is a new update. [Navigadget]
The NavGate AVIC-F9110BT from Pioneer provides an all-in-one solution for navigation and multimedia. The gadget features a 5.8-inch WVGA touchscreen display, GPS navigation for 44 European countries (TeleAtlas maps), an SD memory card slot, a USB port, CD/DVD playback support, iPod connectivity, 50Watts x 4Watts MOSFET amplifier, and three RCA outs. Unfortunately, there is no word on pricing at this time. The Pioneer AVIC-F9110BT will be released in July 2009 as an option on 18 VW, Skoda and Seat cars. [Pocket-lint]
Pioneer just released the new PDX-Z10 SACD player that supports SACD (Super Audio CD), Audio CD, CD-R/RW, and MP3/WMA CD. The player has Ethernet port and a front penel USB port for you to connect your iPod or other music player for music playback. What makes the Pioneer PDX-Z10 special is that it is also DLNA compatible.
Pioneer also offers the AS-BT100 Bluetooth dongle that supports Bluetooth 2.0+EDR with A2DP and AVRCP profile. You can use this Bluetooth dongle together with the SACD player to stream music to your Bluetooth headset. The Pioneer PDX-Z10 will be priced at 150,000 Yen ($1,510). [Pioneer]
Pioneer Japan today introduced the Color Mimi or SE-CL17 series of colorful earphones. These earphones have a diameter of 9mm while delivering a playback frequency of 20Hz – 15kHz with an impedance of 16Ω. The Mimi is available only in Japan for 1850 Yen or around $ 20. [Newlaunches]
Pioneer has announced the DV-420V 1080p upscaling DVD player that makes your old DVD collection looks better. The player also features an exclusive MP3 encoding capability for supreme music portability. Its front-panel USB port enables playback of DivX files and JPEG pictures. You can purchase this DVD player this summer. Stay tuned for more updates. [Pioneer]
If you think that the current Blu-ray disc is the best then you might be out of date because Pionner has unveiled its 16-layer optical disc that is able to store a huge 400GB worth of data. The Pioneer disk is based on Blu-ray Disc (BD) with a breakthrough in material of reflective layers. The specifications of the pick-up head (PUH) of the disc is the same as those for the PUH of blank BD discs, so the Pioneer discs can be read on BD players that are in the market. Pioneer will release its read-only (ROM) 400GB discs in 2008 to 2010, meanwhile rewritable 400GB discs will make a debut in 2010 to 2012 and the 1TB capacity disc in 2013. [Digitimes]
If you live in a dusty environment, then you might need the dust proof DVD burner. Pioneer has designed the DVR-X162J 20X external DVD burner. The burner features dust proof enclosure and adopts Pure Read Technology for better CD (music) voice data sound quality, and Power Read for playing badly scratched DVDs or CDs. No info on pricing so far. [Product Page]
Living in Bali I know of a few international DJs and I think it’s safe to say that most of them would appreciate memory foam padding in their headphones. This new Pioneer HDJ-2000 headphones has not only that, and no it doesn’t have a built-in scratch pad, but what it does have are 50mm driver units with a 3,500 MW input for the best sound at the highest volumes. And to make sure you can scratch in supreme comfort, there’s a unique magnesium swivel mechanism for 90 degree movement, not to mention that the said memory foam would mould to the shape of your ears. [Electricpig]
Pioneer boasts the latest XMp3, which is the lightest portable XM radio in the market today. The gadget is able to play your favorite MP3 files when you are bored of tuning in to XM radio stations. You can save your MP3 tunes on a microSD memory card. Other features include an auto-record capability, a buffer that stores the last 30 minutes’ worth of programms and a 100 hour storage space. You need to spend at least $280 to bring home the Pioneer XMp3 Portable XM Radio. [Boing-boing]
